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Geothermal project receives $25.6 million from the federal government

Geothermal project receives $25.6 million from the federal government

Handing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a piece of core, Kirsten Marcia explained to him that it was from the deepest well in Saskatchewan, 3,530 metres down, and it had not seen the surface for around a half billion years.
Candace Carnahan: safety is an attitude that breaks injuries and death odds

Candace Carnahan: safety is an attitude that breaks injuries and death odds

Candace Carnahan, motivational safety speaker, took her leg off on the stage in front of more than 200 people at the Independent Well Servicing Safety Stand Down.
City budget doesn't include property tax increase or utility rate increase

City budget doesn't include property tax increase or utility rate increase

For the first time in more than a decade, taxpayers in the city of Estevan shouldn’t expect a property tax increase this year. The city released its budget document on Tuesday, and it shows the city doesn’t anticipate raising the mill rate.
Shell Cansolv no longer at test facility

Shell Cansolv no longer at test facility

Shell Cansolv has wrapped up its work at the carbon capture test facility in the Shand Power Station.
Shell Cansolv completes work at test facility

Shell Cansolv completes work at test facility

It’s been about a year since SaskPower announced that Shell Cansolv would be taking occupancy of the carbon capture test facility at the Shand Power Station, and Cansolv has been carrying out tests since that time.
Saskatchewan has an equivalency agreement with the federal government

Saskatchewan has an equivalency agreement with the federal government

The provincial and federal governments have come together on an equivalency agreement that should extend the life of Units 4 and 5 at the Boundary Dam Power Station.
Prime minister announces support for geothermal power in southeast Saskatchewan

Prime minister announces support for geothermal power in southeast Saskatchewan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced support for the new geothermal power facility near Torquay.
Mercury welcomes a new reporter

Mercury welcomes a new reporter

My name is Anastasiia Bykhovskaia and I'm the new reporter for Estevan Mercury Publications. I came to Canada in 2013. And just a few months after my cold and snowy landing in Winnipeg, I got caught in between two Prairie provinces.
Browning Multiple 4H Club update

Browning Multiple 4H Club update

The Browning Multiple 4H Club’s members have been busy since the start of their season. Registration was held in the beginning of October and 14 new members signed up.
Video: Build That Pipeline, an anthem for protests

Video: Build That Pipeline, an anthem for protests

“So build that pipeline, build that pipeline, Alberta’s lifeline. “Build that pipeline, just build that pipeline, and bring us back to prosperity.” So goes the chorus to a song by the Spitzee Post Band, a High River, Alta.
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